Research Article

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapies and Gut Function in a Colitis Mouse Model

Table 2

Mucosal-to-serosal 1HRP permeability flux.

GroupsWeek 2Week 4
HRP flux (nM/hr) HRP flux (nM/hr)

Infected controls150 ± 9<0.01141 ± 17<0.01
4HC 120 ± 9<0.01<0.05118 ± 5<0.01<0.01
5EEN 89 ± 8NS<0.0190 ± 10NS<0.01
6MNZ 99 ± 3NS<0.0585 ± 11NS<0.01
EEN + MNZ 87 ± 6NS<0.0186 ± 10NS<0.01

peroxidase.
Data are mean values ± SD.
versus noninfeced controls (HRP flux: 102 ± 9 nM/hr).
versus infected controls.
Significant values are in bold ( ).
NS: not significant; .
4Hydrocortisone; 5exclusive enteral nutrition; 6metronidazole.